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ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE.
The Zymotic Death Rate is a term commonly applied to
the rate of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic complaints,
viz., Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, Fever (which latter term includes Typhus, Typhoid
or Enteric, Paratyphoid and Continued Fever), and Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths occurring from these complaints
during the year was six, giving a Zymotic Death Rate of
0.21 per thousand of population.
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Consumption
or Phthisis) number 15, as against 25 last year.
The Death Rate for this year was 0.55 per thousand of
population, as against 0.93 last year.
OTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Deaths occurring from other respiratory diseases
numbered 59, as against 32 last year. This gives a Death
Rate of 2.12 per thousand of population, as against 1.20 last
year.
CANCER.
The number of deaths occurring from Cancer (malignant
disease) numbered 44, being the same as last year.
This gives a Death Rate of 1.61 per thousand of
population, as against 1.65 last year.
INFLUENZA.
Deaths from Influenza numbered seven, as against 20 last
year. This gives a Death Rate of 0.25 per thousand of population,
as against 0.75 last year.